Transcript TargetWithCurricInWork.ppt

Targeting Metadata
Training
CAP Kick-Off
September 2004
Denver, Colorado
Agenda
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Major Considerations
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Audience
Workshop level
Time frame
Content
Format
“The Business of Training”
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Logistics
Materials
Finances
Metadata Training Developmentit’s not a sequential process
Audience Analysis- Formal
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Via email survey/questionnaire or telephone
interview with workshop host or participants.
Gain insight on participants
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Organizational role: management, gis analyst, librarian,
field scientist, etc.
Metadata experience
Variable levels of expertise
Allows pre-workshop preparation
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Software
Establish link with audience- making it personal
Special needs
Audience Analysis- Informal
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Implement “ice-breaker” to gain insight during
introduction portion of workshop
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Working in pairs, gain information to introduce
your partner and discuss your major metadata
issues.
During introduction- the partner introduces the
other participant and the participant’s metadata
issue.
Workshop Level: Metadata
Experience
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Introductory Workshop
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Intermediate Workshop
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Uses metadata for data management
Writes/creates metadata
Uses MP
Advanced Workshop
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No experience
Read metadata
Familiar with CSDGM
Produces and manages metadata
Custom Workshop
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Metadata implementation as part of data management
Time Frame examples
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Hour or less
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Half-day
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Lecture
Exercises
 Hardcopy template
One-day
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Lecture
Exercises
Lecture
Exercises
 Hardcopy template or computer-based training
Two or more days
Content
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Through survey or discussions with training host
determine content for the workshop
Homogeneous group?, fairly simple… but…
Mixed crowd?
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Schedule “big picture” content early, allowing managerial
types to attend after morning break.
Pre-workshop seminar for managers.
 Immediately preceding or
 Sufficient lead time to recruit trainees
 Wrap-up session with trainees to discuss implementation
issues.
Content- “On Target
Training” Exercise
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Time Frame – 5 minutes to
compose your thoughts. 15
minutes for discussion of sample
concepts.
Using color coded index cards share a
metadata concept that you feel meets the
following categories for a metadata creator
workshop. There are no wrong answers.
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Must Know- yellow card
Should Know- green card
Could Know- blue card
Format
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Lecture
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Lecture and exercises
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Large groups
Computer facility not
available
Medium groups
Lecture and
application/tool
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Smaller groups: 1 trainer/15
participants.
Lesson Plan(s)
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Compose workshop
based on Audience
Analysis
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Level of experience
Content
Format
 Plan ahead for
supporting materials
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LCD and Laptop
Easels and pad
Slide projector
VCR
Logistics
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Facility
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University
Cooperator / partner
Rental
Material reproduction
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Hardcopy
Digital copy
Materials
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FGDC.gov/metadata
NOAA/FGDC core metadata materials
www.nbii.gov
Finances
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Alliances
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Universities
Governmental
Professional
Fitting the pieces together
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Discussion: